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Finland opened a single new reactor after a 13 year delay on what was supposed to be a 5 year project at unimaginable cost for all involved parties. Not a grea
by ViewTrick1002 2y ago
Finland opened a single new reactor after a 13 year delay on what was supposed to be a 5 year project at unimaginable cost for all involved parties.
Not a great look.
- toomuchtodo 2y agoWhile late to the party, it will provide material support for the Baltics as they disconnect from the Russian grid over the next 6-12 months [1]. Synchronous condensers are being installed, and the Finland<->Estonia interconnect is being upgraded to support more current [2] [3]. This should also reduce Estonia's carbon heavy generation from oil shale [4]. [1] https://www.dw.com/en/baltic-states-seek-to-decouple-grid-from-russia/a-66423868 https://www.dw.com/en/baltic-states-seek-to-decouple-grid-fr... [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39545607 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39545607 (citations) [3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37832343 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37832343 (citations) [4] https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/estonia-turns-back-shale-oil-it-cuts-off-russian-power-2022-10-19/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/estonia-turns-back-s...